Been thinking back to the Summer of last year when I rode LEJOG and what an amazing experience that was and really opened my eyes to what the British Isles has to offer. Especially Scotland it was truly breathtaking and as soon as you crossed over from England you knew you had arrived as the landscape changed dramatically.
Thought I'd drop a link to my latest YouTube video on here for anyone interested on both the route I took, which frankly was widely different to any official route, the places I stopped at along the way and of course the sights I saw along the way!
If anyone is indeed planning to ride it in 2021 I do of course wish you the best, but also that in terms of a pandemic is a lot less complicated than it was for me. In 2020 it was anything but straightforward, camp sites closed left, right and centre, restaurants/pubs with different opening hours or not open at all. In the end though it didn't take anything away from the whole experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7b8mccSHR4
Reflections of LEJOG 2020
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Hi,
Not seen it all through yet but fantastic to record so much of the route
Bit late I am off to snooooze..............
Not seen it all through yet but fantastic to record so much of the route
Bit late I am off to snooooze..............
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You'll Still Find Me At The Top Of A Hill
Please forgive the poor Grammar I blame it on my mobile and phat thinkers.
Re: Reflections of LEJOG 2020
djrikki wrote:Been thinking back to the Summer of last year when I rode LEJOG and what an amazing experience that was and really opened my eyes to what the British Isles has to offer. Especially Scotland it was truly breathtaking and as soon as you crossed over from England you knew you had arrived as the landscape changed dramatically.
Thought I'd drop a link to my latest YouTube video on here for anyone interested on both the route I took, which frankly was widely different to any official route, the places I stopped at along the way and of course the sights I saw along the way!
If anyone is indeed planning to ride it in 2021 I do of course wish you the best, but also that in terms of a pandemic is a lot less complicated than it was for me. In 2020 it was anything but straightforward, camp sites closed left, right and centre, restaurants/pubs with different opening hours or not open at all. In the end though it didn't take anything away from the whole experience.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7b8mccSHR4
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Re: Reflections of LEJOG 2020
My goodness!
Someone likes to take the long way round and to make it hard!
Only got part-way through the second day, but I was already horrified about the route.
Someone likes to take the long way round and to make it hard!
Only got part-way through the second day, but I was already horrified about the route.
Mick F. Cornwall
Re: Reflections of LEJOG 2020
Thanks guys. Yes Mick it was rather hilly at times, but loved almost every minute! You should see my lead in video as well when I cycled from The Cotswolds to LE - Dartmoor had some incredibly steep climbs!
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Re: Reflections of LEJOG 2020
Mick F's tales on the end to end website are worth a read.
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philvantwo wrote:Mick F's tales on the end to end website are worth a read.
The YouTube video referred to in the OP will be linked from the www.cycle-endtoend.org.uk website (with permission) in the next day or two.
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Brilliant, thank you for the mention.
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djrikki wrote:Brilliant, thank you for the mention.
For rider inspiration : The YouTube channel is listed under [b]Resources/Planning/Links[/b] as Richard Lake's YouTube videos
[It's the video mentioned up-thread as well as numerous other videos including riding segments of the E2E]
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HoECC http://www.heartofenglandcyclingclub.org.uk
Cytech accredited mechanic . . . and woodworker